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VOL. XXIII
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 1, 191)
NO. 46
She
SCHOOL DA YA T THE FAIR
ee Admission for All School Child
ren in County on Thursday
DRY FARM EXPERT TO SPEAK
rfessor Thomas Shaw, Soil Expert, Commissioned by
Hill Railroad Interests to Tour Interior Oregon
Has Been Successful in Montana and North Dakota.
the county fair will be held i Oregon into successful ngricul-
it week beginning on Tuesday i ture, just as ho has helped to do
continuing until Saturday
ung. Everything will bo in
iliness and the display of pro-
its and livestock will be the
yet seen. The speed and
jsement program is one that
be interesting to all.
(hursday has been set apart
chool day at the fair when
pupils of all the schools in
rney county will be the guests
the fair management and ad-
ted free to the fair grounds.
re will also be some special
lures added to the regular
Kram for the children. Just
it this program will be has
been entirely determined but
be announced later. It is'
bd to have many of the schools
the county present on that
that they may take part in
I afternoon sports and pro
of. J. W. Livingston of
3t Grove will be present to
Bt in the teachers' institute
tie will be invited to make an
elsewhere along his railroads,
With this end in mind he is send
ing Professor Shaw into Oregon,
to give the people there useful
information.
The Oregon and Western Colo
nisation Company, purchaser of
the 800,000-acre land grant of
the Willamette Valley and Cas
cade Mountain Military Road will,
co-operate all it can toward mak
ing Professor Shaw's tour suc
cessful. W. P. Davidson, presi
dent of the company, will proba
bly be at Ontario when Professor
Shaw begins the trip; also John
E. Burchard, vice president of
the company. This company
plans to put a large part of its
holdings on the market for new
settlers.
Professor Shaw's method of
dry farming is this:
In early spring, plow as deep
as practicable; immediately fol
low with roller or disc harrow
and then with spike harrow;
allow the land to lie fallow that
miles long and from two to two
and a half miles wido and the
water is only about five feet deep
in tho center. Somo of the set
tlors are in favor of draining tho
lakes while a largo majority are
in opposition to it as it will dry
up largo portions of tho country
bordering on the lakes. Much
of tho lands bordering on tho
lakes aro sub-irrigated lands
which are very valuable, will
bitterly oppose tho scheme.
"Thero will probably bo long
drawn out litigation over tho
matter beforo the undertaking is
accomplished, if it ever, is, but in
the course of time tho Malheur
basin' will be onoof tho largest
natural reservoirs in the state
and tho water that is now drying
up in the summer time will be
producing immense crops of
grain, hay alfalfa and vegetables,
as thero is enough wnter in the
lakes to irrigate a territory as
large as tho entire Harney
Valley."
THETRANS-OREGONLINE
Increase in Capital of 0. S. L, Indi
cates it Next Project
TO PASS THROUGH THIS VALLEY
Stockholders Will Vote on Increase of Capital Stock
This Month Oregon to Secure Much 6f The New
Capital on East and W.est Line Across The State.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
at the institute will be
Bnt and it is hoped other
ational features may be intro-
in the afternoon's pre
ss at the grand stand dur-;sea,son; "er each rain use the
the afternoon. All the f P "anw (in s conserve3 ana
ersof the county in atten- holds the water.)
ii plowing can dc uone in me
fall, so much the better. In that
case, corn can be planted the
next spring for an intermediate
crop between two yields of
wheat Two tons an acre of
cured corn fodder is common by
this system. Or, in place of corn
fodder, field peas or beans may
be raise J, without unfiting the
soil for next year's wheat But
steady wheat growing, without
intervening years of conserving
moisture, is not successful.
lotlier feature that is of
importance to the farmers
lis section will be an address
?rof. Thomas Shaw of St.
ton dry farming. Prof. Shaw
pected here during the week
the definite date is not
rn at the time this is written.
Bcretary of the fair has
telegram to ascertain what
Prof. Shaw may be here but
lot yet been informed. The '
kvill be Wired as soon as can ' The following is an interview
d every effort will be made I in the La Grande Star given by
the word out to farmers. I Mr. J. R. Percell claiming to hail
Shaw is an experienced ' from Burns. It is another case
Plan to Drain (he Malheur Lake.
and his talk will be of great
It to our farmers. The fol-
St Paul dispatch shows
of going away from home to get
the news. He says:
"We now have assurance of
be a man of affairs and , having abundant railroad facili-
loroughlv acquainted with ties inside of another year, which
ark:
etus will be given to dry
ig next month in Oregon
fofessor Thomas Shaw, soil
of Montana and North
, who has been commis-
by Hill railroad interests I
is all that we lack to have one of
the greatest counties in Oregon.
As it looks just at present, we
are likely to have both the Hill
and the Harriman roads in the
county and possibly others.
All the big cattle ranges in
. . . , . . - -" . . "
r interior Uregon and to i the countv are now beintr cut un
to citizens of that region I and sold to farmers. Some of
wtant centers, such as the largest owners of cattle in
o. vale, Burns, I'rinevnie, the county have practically gone
Madras ,"and Silver Late. 'out of business on account of
E towns will be added to the
ry.
areas of Montana and
Dakota yielded between
llf and two-thirds crop this
only five inches average
II. The normal rainfall is
bes about that of many
)f the Interior Oregon
Without "dry" methods
iia and North Dakota would
1st their crops completely
sir semi-arid districts.
lat received only 3 J inches
this year yielded crops
'dry" farming methods.
as one of the dryest years
history of Montana and
E Dakota, yet crops were
lures.
bssor Shaw for 12 years
bad of the Department of
Husbandry of the Agri-
College of Minnesota,
that service he was a
U farmer for 25 years.
amilton, Ontario. In ro
ws he has been employed
us J. Hill, for the Great
rn Railroad, working out
as of dry farming in tho
lorthwest He is highly
by Mr. Hill and by the
9f this part of tho coun-
lill is desirous of bring-1
Iry districts of Interior
land becoming so valuable that it
no longer pays to keep it in large
bodies for tho purpose of running
cattle over it for range purposes
alone. Besides this, the outside
range is being cut off by home
steaders and people taking up
government lands.
"It is very dry in Harney
County but I guess not much
drier than it is other places. The
range is almost completely dried
up. There is a big project on
foot in that valley. Outside
parties are at the head of the
scheme. This project is to take
the water from the Malheur
Lakes for purpose of irrigating
lands in Malheur county. Thero
are several men interested in
this project who have been in
vestigating the lake country for
several weeks past in order to
find the best way to take tho
water from the lakes and also to
learn what tho people who own
the lands bordering on the lakes
think about tho project If Mai
huer lakes are drained it will open
up a fine tract of land for agricul
tural purposes that is now only
producing tules and wild hay.
"Tho land in the lake bed is a
rich black loam which is capable
of producing any kind of agri
cultural crops. Tho swamp com
prising tho lakes is about 30
(Portlnnd Correspondence.)
A movement to stimulate hog
production in the northwest is to
be started at a conference of ex
periment station directors, rail
road officials and livestock ex
perts to be held in Spokane
October 4. Ways and means to
interest farmers "in Raising more
hogs for market will bo discussed
and it is hoped to start a cam
paign that will result in a much
increased quantity of hogs for
the livestock packers. This plan
is expected to add very much to
the wealth of the three states.
Robert Withycombe, superinten
dent of the Union Experiment
Station, will be the Oregon re
presentative. Mount Hood will be enclosed
within a national reserve if the
petitions now being circulated
for signatures accomplish their
purpose. With its snow-capped
peaks, great glaciers and dashing
torrents, this mountain can bo
made a great national play
ground, easily accessible from
this city, where thousands of peo
ple may seek recreation each
summer. It is sought to have
tho same plan followed as has
been done in creating the Mount
Rainer reserve.
District fairs in tho northwest
will probably have a circuit of
their own next season so there
will be no conflict in dates, as
has been tho case in the past. It
is proposed to call a meeting of
representatives of the various
fairs in Oregon and Wash
ington with a view to arranging
the dates harmoniously. It is
hoped to so change the present
plan that the district fairs can bo
operated in connection with the
State Fair circuit. Gresham,
Pendleton and Canby, in this
state, have their fairs on the
same dates, Septemper 29-Octo-ber
1, inclusive, and Secretary
Lazelle, of tho Canby Fair, has
started a movement for tho har
monizing of dates.
Hood River gave tho glad hand
to visitors last week when its
Commercial Club held a house
warming in its fino now quarters.
Portland people were guests of
the apple growers and enjoyed
the occasion very much. Hood
River can plume itself upon hav
ing one of the finest small com
mercial club homes in tho north
west. Presidential postmasters of
Oregon will hold their convention
in Portland on October 13 and
14, meeting in tho convention
hall of tho Commercial Club.
You aro not experimenting on
yourself when you take Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for a
cold as that preparation has won
its great reputation and exten
sive sale, by its remarkable euro
of colds, and can always be de
pended upon. It is equally valu
able for adults and children and
may ,bo given to young children
with implicit confidence as it
contains no harmful drug. Sold
by all good dealers.
Somo railroad news 'of moro
or less interest to tho people of
this section has been given pub
licity during tho past week. Tho
following is a New York dis
patch: "Stockholders of tho Oregon
Short Line Company, controlled
by tho Union Pacific Railroad,
will bo asked to approve a propo
sition to increase the capital
stock of the company from $27
500,000 to $100,000,000. j
"Tho proposition will come up
for approval at a .stockholders'
meeting October 12 at Salt Lake
City.
"All of tho stock of tho Ore
gon Short Line is owned by tho
Union Pacific. Officials of tho
Harriman lines say that should
tho increase, which amounts to
$72,500,000, bo granted, no new
stock would be issued in the near
future, but would bo held for
emergency purposes, although
the expectation is that the money
will be used for new construction
on the Oregon Short Line next
year."
Commenting on the above a
Portland paper says:
"Included in tho Oregon Short
Lino construction planned for
next year, it is believed, is the
east and west railroad across the
state ot Uregon. lhc surveys
for this proposed lino of tho Har
riman system have been made
by Oregon Short Line engineers.
Tho road as located runs
westerly up tho Malheur river
across Harney county north of
Harney and Malheur lakes thence
through the Christmas Lake and
Fort Rock countries to a junction
at Crescent with the Klamath
Natron cut-ofl of tho Southern
Picific
"While O. R. &N. officers have
made several trips into Central
Oregon for tho purposo of mak
ing recommendations concerning
railroad construction, it is under
stood that so far as tho east and
west lino is involved the O. R. &
N. officers have acted only in an
advisory capacity. It is under
stood that, if the railroad is built
the work will bo undertaken un
der the supervision Short Lino
officials.
"So far as known here tho
Short Lino has under considera
tion no larger single project than
the cast and west line across
Oregon and there is therefore
the probability that a large share
of tho new stock issuo is for con
struction work in Oregon."
HOW TO I'RBVENT SAIUT IN WIIHAT
You will never again bo quite
as you are today mentally or
physically. Perhaps not ever
again will you bo ablo to got so
'young" n photograph that
looks like you as today. Visit
the Sayer Studio.
Job printing Tho Times-Herald1
The following clipping from an
exchange will bo of interest to
the farmers of this section. Smut
has not appeared to any great
extent in this county, yet it is
best to take precautions and not
allow it to start. Too little at
tention is given to proper treat
ment of seed grain in this sec
tion any way, therefore our farm
ers should give it every advant
age possible to mako a good
yield:
During tho past season a great
deal of smut has developed in the
wheat crop, which has caused
serious loss to tho growers. It
not only causes a loss in yield but
also in tho selling price. It is
safe to say that tho grower of
smutty wheat does not receive
over half the profit from it that
could come from clean wheat.
By carefully looking over tho
wheat field at maturing time,
heads may bo found which havo
been entirely destroyed. Tlio
wheat kernels havo becomo no
thing moro than a black mass of
spores. When tho crop is thresh
ed many of these spores cling to
the grain and nro carried back to
tho wheat field at seeding time
Soon after tho wheat kernel ger
minates tho smut spores also
germinate. The germinated
spore or fungus dovelops'a thread
like structure which enters the
wheat plant. This does not ap
pear to damage the wheat plant
very much during its growing
period, bu it is there, ready for
work as soon as the wheat heads
appear.
There are two kinds of wheat
smut, loose smut and stinking
smut Both can be prevented
by treating the seed and rotat
ing tho crop. The spores of
both kinds of smut are carried
by tho seed, but tho spores of
loose smut may also be carried in
the soil from one year to another.
Treating tho seed prevents stink
ing smut but loose smut requires
that the seed be treated and tho
land on which it grew be planted
to another crop the following
year. Tho stinking smut is the
kind most commonly found. It
destroys tho kernels only, while
the loose smut destroys the grain
and chair entirely and the sooty
mass of spores remain. The
stinking smut gives off an offen
sive odor when broken.
Tho following "formalin treat
ment" will prevent stinking
smut in wheat also the smuts
which commonly afreets barley
and eats:
Formalin Treatmont There
arc several methods of treatment:
Hot water treatment, bluestone
treatment and formalin treat
ment, the last of which is safest
most reliable and the cheapest
Secure a 40 percent solution of
formalin at a reliable drug store.
One pound of formalin is suffi
cient to treat from 2000 to 2500
pounds of wheat Before mixing
the solution, get the seed wheat
ready. The treating solution is
made by carefully mixing a one
pound bottle of formalin with
forty gallons of water.
Tho seed may be treated by
dipping or sprinkling. To dip,
tho seed may be placed on a
gunny sack and the solution in a
barrel or tank. The wheat should
be immersed in this for at least
ten minutes and then taken out
and allowed to drain back into
tho barrel for a short time. Tho
wheat should then be emptied
into a pile in a clean place and
covered with sacks or blankets
for two hours, after which it
should bo thoroughly dried be
fore sowing.
Tasprinkle, prepare a clean placo
on a canvas or smooth floor. Thor
oughly sprinkle and spread out
wheat and at the same time shovel
it over. Continue to sprinkle and
shovel over tho wheat until it is
thoroughly moistened. Next,
shovel tho wheat into a pile and
cover with sacks or blankets for
fully two hours, after which it
should bo thoroughly dried be
foro sowing. Do not allow tho
wheat to remain wet too long
after treating, as tho germinat
ing qualities may bo injured.
Place tho dried wheat in sacks
which havo been dipped in the
solution. It is also advisablo to
sprinkle tho grain drill with tho
solution before using it Exer
ciso every precaution not to bring
tho treated seed in contact with
any that has not been treated or
in bins which havo contained
smut wheat Tho wheat should
bo treated but a short time be
fore sowing it Fortworth
Citizen-Star.
Till! INSTITUTE
Supt. Hamilton is particularly
anxious that tho school board
convention for next Saturday to
bo held in connection with tho
institute be attended by at least
one representative of each school
district lie has expressed his
approval and even recommends
that each district defray the ex
penses of a representative to this
.convention.
Prof. J. W. Livingston of For
est Grove will be the outside in
structor at tho institute. No
definite program has been ar
ranged as yet, as tho superinten
dent has not received anything
from the instructor other than a
wired message.
Supt Hamilton is pleased with
the arrangement of the Fair
Association for a school day and
will do all he can to get the
schools of the county here to take
part. Instead of holding an
evening session of the institute
on Wednesday the program will
be given at the fair grounds. on
Thursday afterdoon. It is hoped
however to have an interesting
evening program at the Presby
terian church on Thursday evening.
FALL SHOWING of
NEW GOODS
Reatos for sale, all sizes and
lengths, price 20 cents per foot
Any one desiring Reatos address
W. A. Ford of J. O. Alberson,
Alberson, Oregon.
The best plaster. A piece of
flannel dampened with Chamber
lain's Liniment and bound on
over the affected parts is super
ior to a plaster and costs only
one tenth as much. For sale by
all good dealers.
Religious Services.
goods and
We are opening up our
new Fall and Winter
we, will be
pleased to have you call.
Our stock, as usual, will
be the largest in Eastern
Oregon.
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N. BROWN & SONS
Burns, Oregon.
The following are Rev. A. J.
Irwin's regular preaching ap
pointments for the year 1910.
Burns the third and fourth
Sundays of each month nt 11 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunset School House at 10:30
a. m. the first Sunday of each
month.
Narrows at 3 p. in. and 7:30
p. m. the first Sunday of each
month.
Waverly at 10 a. m. the second
Sunday of each month.
Lawen at 3:30 p. m. and 7:30
p. m. the second Sunday of each
month.
Denstead School House at 3 p.
m. tho third Sunday of each
month.
Sunday School at Burns every
Sunday morning nt 10 o'clock a.
in.
Services nt the Baptist Church
first and second Sundays in each
month. Sunday School at 10 a.
m. every Sunday. Prayer meet
ing Thursday evening.
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women. It may bo vital in case
of a child. Thero is nothing bet
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Remedy for coughs and colds in
children. It is safe and sure.
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